An 'acquired' spinal injury can mean a traumatic or non-traumatic injury.

Examples of a traumatic Injury:

• A fall
• A car accident
• Sporting accident

Examples of a non-traumatic Injury:

• Bacterial infections such as tuberculosis
• Viral infections e.g. transverse myelitis
• Spinal stroke blood clots (thrombosis)
• Haemorrhage (bleeding)
• Non-malignant growths (tumours) which press on the spinal cord

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